Science Writing

Imagine being trapped in a collapsed building. Lying there, conscious, you hear the rubble moving around you. When you finally get a look at your approaching rescuer, you’re a little surprised: it’s about two feet

In 1984 a superior court judge gave the state of Massachusetts a choice: commit to cleaning up Boston Harbor by modernizing an outdated sewer system or the Metropolitan District Commission (now known as the Department

Ahmed Helal uncaps a cardboard cylinder that reminds me of a cheap kaleidoscope and pulls out a pair of plastic syringes, connected tip-to-tip by what looks like a small black rubber tube. Each syringe is

Fair warning: What follows is ~3000 words on what a good time it is to find science fascinating. Avoid if you’re not interested. Given my day job teaching young writers about covering science, and given